Recent content by v.meldrew2

I have an Hauppauge Win TV USB receiver. Earlier this year the analogue receiver on the caravan TV packed up (digital stilll works), so knowing not everywhere has digital yet I got this on e-bay for five quid as back up. It gives both analogue and digital reception, sometimes better than than...

Nick - thanks, that settles it - if I can't use it with the caravan there's no advantage.

I've now been back home for two weeks, generally taking things easy but I was back driving short distances a week ago. Freedom! Driving 180 miles to London tomorrow. Pretty well all post-op discomfort/inconveniences have gradually disappeared now, improving day by day and if I was in a peeing...

Has anyone had experience of the Liber-t system on French autoroutes? What are pros and cons? How do you purchase the gadget/subscription from UK?

Would this be the site at Beatenberg? We are due there beginning of August.

Ian Sorry to hear that your condition sounds a major disturbance to your life - I'm shocked you are having to wait so long to see a specialist though. I took prescribed Tamsulosin whilst waiting for surgery and it was very helpful but as the surgeon said, could lead to a false sense of...

Presumably you are talking about the 2.2 diesel? We are now on our third Honda with this engine (one Accord and two CRVs) and have not had any such problems. On all the cars there has been an engine ratttle or knocking at between about 2000 - 2200 rpm, so I now accept this as a characteristic of...

Thank you Soozeeg - glad to hear my story cheered you up. You can nearly always find the funny side of situations! Perhaps I should have also described the incident with the saline drip stand!

My situation was that although I had very few symptoms typical of prostate problems I had urine retention which could have potentially led to kidney failure, so the consultant said. It was therefore imperative that I undergo this surgery to safeguard my long term health. The short term (I hope!)...

I'm telling this story because I am aware that there are very many male caravanners out there in the age bracket where things start to deteriorate in the water works department and may, like I was, be in line for TURP or BNI procedures. The good news is that it isn't all bad news! (in retrospect...

Aaargh indeed! The perennial problem of making payments in Euros when credit cards cannot be used! Recently we came across this obstacle (not for the first time!). The solution was provided by Paypal, simple and relatively cheap. Obviously both parties need PayPal accounts. For two other of our...

At the weekend our local Homebase quoted

If you are travelling on the A55 from the east you don't need to go into Conwy to get to Lanwrst - take the A470. If from the east, continue on the A55 bypassing Conwy till you reach the A470. You can cross to the B5106 if you need to in Llanwst over a bridge controlled by rather curious traffic...

Google translates these as: The speed of vehicles whose permissible maximum load is greater than 3.5 tonnes or combinations of vehicles whose total weight permitted more than 3.5 tonnes, excluding vehicle transit, is limited To: 1

Michelle - I know the Holme Valley site too, but only from walking past it. The ukcampsites reviews seem pretty accurate. It is in the valley bottom and therefore would be quite shady/gloomy in my opinion. Holmfirth is a couple of miles, and is of course now a well known tourist spot. BTW, the...